{"id":453629,"date":"2022-05-27T13:29:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T10:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hacker-tastes-own-medicine-as-community-gets-back-stolen-nfts\/"},"modified":"2022-05-27T13:29:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T10:29:46","slug":"hacker-tastes-own-medicine-as-community-gets-back-stolen-nfts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hacker-tastes-own-medicine-as-community-gets-back-stolen-nfts\/","title":{"rendered":"# Hacker tastes own medicine as community gets back stolen NFTs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bb92ab9d5e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bb92ab9d5e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hacker-tastes-own-medicine-as-community-gets-back-stolen-nfts\/#%E2%80%9D_Hacker_tastes_own_medicine_as_community_gets_back_stolen_NFTs_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Hacker tastes own medicine as community gets back stolen NFTs &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Hacker_tastes_own_medicine_as_community_gets_back_stolen_NFTs_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Hacker tastes own medicine as community gets back stolen NFTs &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDUvNGUxYTRjYWItMjhlMS00ZmUzLWE1NjMtZWQxZDgwMGY3NGZjLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-2a0745c6>The tales of traders getting scammed out of their nonfungible tokens (NFTs)\u00a0 were quite common at the peak of the NFT boom. However, in an interesting turn of events, the Solana community came together to \u201cscam\u201d a scammer in order to get back some stolen NFTs.<\/p>\n<p>It all started with the Discord channel hack of cross-chain gaming development studio Uncharted NFT, where scammers managed to drain out 109 user wallets. The scammers got away with 150+ SOL tokens and 25 World of Solana (WOS) NFTs, including three rare and highly valuable digital collectibles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2\/<br \/>It all began when <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnchainedNFT_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UnchainedNFT_<\/a>  Discord got hacked two days ago.<\/p>\n<p>A hacker drained the wallet of 109 users for a total of 150+ <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24SOL&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$SOL<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The most affected person was a WOS whale with 25 WOS NFTs that got stolen. <\/p>\n<p>This whale also owned 3 top 100 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoonRankNFT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MoonRankNFT<\/a> WOS NFTs \u2935\ufe0f <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R2PWe3gPMX\">pic.twitter.com\/R2PWe3gPMX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 World Of Solana  {WOSup} (@worldofsolana) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/worldofsolana\/status\/1529492682363613187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nWOS is a collection of 2,222 unique heroines with the most expensive avatar currently listed for 123 SOL ($5,600). The current floor price of the collection is 2.03 SOL.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of the hack, the community decided to get back the stolen NFTs. The WOS team got in touch with their dev partner who goes by the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> name \u201cCyberfrog\u201d and raised royalties on stolen NFTs 98% from the default 5%.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: Nifty <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>: Solana NFT sales pass $1.6B, wash trading on LooksRare and more <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The community was asked to keep an eye on the Solana NFT marketplace MagicEden for any new listings. The scammer fell for the trap within two days, and the community managed to buy back 15 NFTs, while the other 10 were sniped.<\/p>\n<p>Sniping is a process of waiting until the last few seconds of an NFT auction in order to make a winning bid. This strategy is used to prevent other NFT bidders from placing a higher bid before the auction ends.<\/p>\n<p>The community managed to retrieve the other 10 sniped NFTs as well and return the 25 WOS NFTs to the rightful owner.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4\/<br \/>Two days later, around 2am EST, the hacker listed the 25 WOS NFTs on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MagicEden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MagicEden<\/a>.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/worldofsolana?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WorldofSolana<\/a> community managed to buy 15 and a sniper took the other 10.<\/p>\n<p>We sent a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FamousFoxFed?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FamousFoxFed<\/a> DING to the sniper and he gladly accepted to cooperate.  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3TCRnnZ4qQ\">pic.twitter.com\/3TCRnnZ4qQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 World Of Solana  {WOSup} (@worldofsolana) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/worldofsolana\/status\/1529492693918928898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Twitter thread detailing the events of the hack and the community work to get it all back also asked community members to \u201calways use a burner wallet and be careful when minting.\u201d The small NFT community has managed to get back at scammers twice now.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"nifty_newsletter\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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